I Set Myself Challenges Every Time I

I've Been In Very Few Flat-out Comedies. But I Feel Like I've Always Made Comedies.

I Was Born William. My Father Was William. I Came From A Big Family, I Hated Being Called Billy. Willem's A Nickname; It's A Dutch Name, Very Common In The Netherlands.

The Midwest Isn't Somewhere You Mix With Those From The Performing Arts. But My Mum And Dad Would Go Off To Chicago Every So Often To See Shows. They Would Bring Back The Albums And The Movies, Those Little Eight Metres, And We Would All Watch. I Think That Was When I Fell In Love With Acting.

While We Have A Very Strong Popular Culture, The Roots Of American Culture Are Very Shallow, And We Put Emphasis On How A Movie Does As Far As The Box Office Goes. Many Years Ago, It Would Have Been Vulgar To Print Box - Office Grosses In The Paper. Now The New York Times Does It, And It's The Big Story For People Interested In Arts And Entertainment On Monday. Which Is Why Emphasis Has Shifted Away From Filmmakers And Fallen On Movie Stars And Business People.

Trust Is Always A Factor. You've Just Got To Look At The Big Picture, And You've Got To Look At The Small Picture - The Small Picture In The Sense That You've Got To Make Every Scene Work And You've Got To Deal With What People Are Presenting You With, Too.